Iran Says Trump’s Immigration Veto Against People From 19 Countries Is Racist
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building (former Police Palace), headquarter of the Iranian diplomacy. Photo: X
June 7, 2025 Hour: 1:32 pm
Iran strongly condemned the recent immigration veto implemented by US President Donald Trump, calling it racist and a clear sign of the predominance of a supremacist mentality among US political leaders.
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The Director-General of Iranian Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Alireza Hashemi Raya, stressed in a statement that the US government’s decision to ban Iranian citizens from entering the country, is simply based on their religion and nationality.
Iranian official said that the veto only shows a “deep hostility of US officials towards the Iranian people and Muslims,” but also “violates the fundamental principles of international law, including the principle of non-discrimination and fundamental human rights.”
Hashemi Raya stated that “depriving hundreds of millions of people of the right to travel to another country, solely based on their nationality or religion, is an example of racial discrimination and systematic racism in the American government.”
The Iranian diplomat emphasized that this action “is considered a violation of international human rights norms, which will imply international responsibility for the American government.”
In this context, Hashemi Raja urged the United Nations (UN) and pro-human rights institutions to publicly oppose these unilateral approaches by the United States.
Furthermore, he reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic of Iran “will not refrain from taking any action to protect the rights of Iranian citizens” against the effects and consequences of this discriminatory decision.
The Trump administration has extended travel restrictions to the United States, limiting entry of citizens from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, claiming that their unrestricted entry would be detrimental to the country’s interests.
This measure adds to the ban imposed in 2017 on citizens of several Muslim-majority countries. Legal residents and those who have previously received a US visa are exempt from these restrictions.
